Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity was 10.23 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.23 million m3
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
1st
of 160 countries
All-time high
17.04 million m3
in 2018
All-time low
8.52 million m3
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1998–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998201120241998: 8.6M m31999: 8.5M m32000: 10.6M m32001: 9.9M m32002: 10.9M m32003: 10.8M m32004: 11.4M m32005: 11.0M m32006: 12.1M m32007: 13.1M m32008: 13.2M m32009: 10.1M m32010: 11.4M m32011: 12.2M m32012: 10.1M m32013: 10.2M m32014: 12.2M m32015: 13.4M m32016: 14.7M m32017: 16.2M m32018: 17.0M m32019: 14.4M m32020: 10.2M m32021: 11.9M m32022: 13.4M m32023: 10.8M m32024: 10.2M m3

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

In 2024, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand stood at 10.23 million m3.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 17.04 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.52 million m3, in 1999.

That places Australia and New Zealand 1st out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1998 to 2024.
Year m3 Change
1998 8.59 million m3
1999 8.52 million m3 -0.8%
2000 10.59 million m3 +24.3%
2001 9.88 million m3 -6.7%
2002 10.93 million m3 +10.6%
2003 10.81 million m3 -1.1%
2004 11.43 million m3 +5.7%
2005 10.96 million m3 -4.1%
2006 12.12 million m3 +10.7%
2007 13.14 million m3 +8.4%
2008 13.25 million m3 +0.8%
2009 10.10 million m3 -23.8%
2010 11.44 million m3 +13.3%
2011 12.17 million m3 +6.4%
2012 10.06 million m3 -17.4%
2013 10.24 million m3 +1.8%
2014 12.24 million m3 +19.6%
2015 13.44 million m3 +9.8%
2016 14.68 million m3 +9.2%
2017 16.15 million m3 +10.0%
2018 17.04 million m3 +5.5%
2019 14.39 million m3 -15.5%
2020 10.19 million m3 -29.2%
2021 11.92 million m3 +17.0%
2022 13.45 million m3 +12.8%
2023 10.77 million m3 -19.9%
2024 10.23 million m3 -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.55 million m3 8.52 million m3 8.59 million m3 2
2000s 11.32 million m3 9.88 million m3 13.25 million m3 10
2010s 13.18 million m3 10.06 million m3 17.04 million m3 10
2020s 11.31 million m3 10.19 million m3 13.45 million m3 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 2 Australia 9.97 million m3 compare
  2. 3 Thailand 4.64 million m3 compare
  3. 4 Germany 3.36 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand?
Wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Australia and New Zealand was 10.23 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 17.04 million m3 in 2018.
What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 8.52 million m3 in 1999.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,883 data points, 1998–2024
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